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date	17/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the announcement by the French Development Agency of €1 billion in equity and €1 billion in loans being made available to African entrepreneurs through the programme Choose Africa, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK adopting a similar scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	278487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting entrepreneurship in Africa to grow local economies, create jobs, reduce poverty and support sustainable development. Last summer, the PM announced that CDC Group, the UK’s Development Finance Institution, would invest up to £3.5 billion in businesses in Africa over four years (2018 to 2021). CDC has already committed £1.9bn in Africa over the last 3 years (2016-2018). CDC is invested in 698 different companies in Africa, directly supporting 370,000 jobs.</p><p>Through CDC and other country specific initiatives, we will mobilise a further £4 billion of private investment for Africa. This investment will allow businesses to grow, produce goods and services for local people, generate income and tax revenues, and help address the financing gap for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>In January next year, the UK will convene an Africa Investment Summit to further promote investment in Africa and to strengthen the partnership with UK investors and companies.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/07/2019 16:10:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

972331

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 170891, what steps she plans to take to assess whether the measures announced by the Prime Minister to increase the impact and effectiveness of UK aid across Africa deliver against expectations in the short and medium-term.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	174132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The impact and effectiveness of the development measures announced by the Prime Minister on her recent visit to Africa will be assessed in the same way as all UK aid, using robust and well established procedures. UK development assistance is rigorously scrutinised to ensure it is used for its intended purpose, including by DFID’s Internal Audit Department, the National Audit Office and the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. DFID implements a robust monitoring and evaluation system to ensure that UK aid reaches the intended beneficiaries and achieves the best development outcomes, with a strong focus on ensuring value for money for the UK taxpayer. Programme evaluations are conducted in line with the UK Government evaluation guidelines to help improve effectiveness and to serve an accountability function. There are strong controls in place to monitor spending, including mapping the flow of funds to beneficiaries and regular audits of programme spending. The Secretary of State for International Development has set a challenge that we ensure aid money is not just spent well, but cannot be spent better.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/10/2018 11:15:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

845781

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government has provided to church-based agencies for development and humanitarian support in Africa in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	128753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID works closely with a number of Christian organisations in Africa including Christian Aid, Cafod and World Vision, but DFID does not disaggregate and retain specific information on funding to church-based agencies. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 12:27:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

845784

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding the Government has provided to church-based agencies for work in Africa in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	128756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID works closely with a number of Christian organisations in Africa including Christian Aid, Cafod and World Vision, but DFID does not disaggregate and retain specific information on funding to church-based agencies. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 12:23:19 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

710614

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what school or nutrition programmes for children in Africa specifically linked to locally produced foods and agroecological production her Department supports.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	67494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>DFID links local food production into nutrition programmes in several African countries. For example, DFID invested in Rwanda in local production of complementary food which is reducing stunting among children aged between 6-23 months, and in Malawi in the production of groundnuts that are locally processed into children’s therapeutic food. DFID’s support for the Purchase from Africans for Africa project links local producers to school feeding, with 72,000 children and 16,000 farmers benefiting in five African countries. DFID also works with specialised humanitarian agencies to stimulate local sourcing for food aid programmes across Africa.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/03/2017 16:56:57 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

416821

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's (a) total expenditure and (b) expenditure on governance, democracy and human rights projects has been in each country in Africa in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	8535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>High level figures for DFID Bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) for African countries are shown in the table below. 2013 is the latest year for which data is available. Also shown in the table are amounts disbursed in respect of sectors in DFID’s thematic reporting pillar Government and State Building which encompasses governance, democracy and human rights themes. Country Specific amounts are contained in the spreadsheet attached to this response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>£ Thousands</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries</p></td><td><p>£1,489,217</p></td><td><p>£1,597,602</p></td><td><p>£1,786,999</p></td><td><p>£1,894,353</p></td><td><p>£2,123,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral ODA to African Countries in Governance Sector</p></td><td><p>£263,407</p></td><td><p>£233,850</p></td><td><p>£253,519</p></td><td><p>£244,426</p></td><td><p>£290,571</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:33:40 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps attachment 1 file name DFID Official Development Assistance to African Countries.docx title DFID ODA to African Countries
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller